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Oral candidiasis: Which Medications Cause It? (8,969 Reports Across 642 Drugs)

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Oral candidiasis has been reported as an adverse event with 642 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,969 total reports. 625 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Oral candidiasis are PREDNISONE, ADALIMUMAB, and SECUKINUMAB.

8,969
Total Reports
642
Drugs Involved
625
Deaths
3,377
Hospitalizations
57.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.6% / 32.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Oral candidiasis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 581 0.4% 12 340 12
ADALIMUMAB 548 0.1% 9 275 10
SECUKINUMAB 520 0.3% 5 96 22
METHOTREXATE 464 0.2% 22 216 42
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 402 0.8% 1 164 2
INFLIXIMAB 345 0.3% 5 160 3
METRONIDAZOLE 327 1.5% 2 214 3
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 323 0.8% 13 245 8
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 322 0.5% 4 198 10
ACETAMINOPHEN 294 0.2% 5 198 1
RITUXIMAB 291 0.2% 26 111 18
FLUCONAZOLE 288 1.9% 27 185 11
FLUTICASONE 276 0.9% 0 201 0
PREDNISOLONE 264 0.3% 28 175 11
AMOXICILLIN 261 0.9% 1 210 2
CLARITHROMYCIN 247 1.3% 1 201 3
VEDOLIZUMAB 238 0.3% 2 160 1
HYDROMORPHONE 236 0.3% 0 195 1
HYDROCORTISONE 235 1.0% 2 171 1
PANTOPRAZOLE 232 0.3% 1 210 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Oral candidiasis

581 reports
548 reports
520 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)